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boehner has been embarrassed. he could not get the vote of his own caucus, of his own conference to pass a benign piece of legislation, a piece of legislation that protected everybody up to a million dollars. i don't know how you get more embarrassed than that. now, i hope that these guys can get together, these men and women can get together and do something before january 1st. but i'd check those airplane logs if i were you. if they're really serious, they're going to say you're going to get the final word. >> and i'm creating this dynamic of making it difficult. john boehner was not embarrassed. the house works its will. to try to put it ins terms of being embarrassed, misses the whole point. >> and i remember that well because i had a school feed trip to the national zoo that was canceled because the government shut down. so you've robbed your young kids of access. thanks so much for coming on the program. we appreciate it. >> thank you. >>> up next, capital cliffhanger. behind the scenes in the fiscal cliff n
boehner has been embarrassed. he could not get the vote of his own caucus, of his own conference to pass a benign piece of legislation, a piece of legislation that protected everybody up to a million dollars. i don't know how you get more embarrassed than that. now, i hope that these guys can get together, these men and women can get together and do something before january 1st. but i'd check those airplane logs if i were you. if they're really serious, they're going to say you're going to get...
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he just spoke with boehner. boehner has been brutally attacked for what happened last night by conservatives. look at this. washington post conservative columnist jennifer rubin called the fiasco a stunning miscalculation. boehner lost control of the caucus and with it, any juice he might have. i mean, the washington examiner says boehner is now useless. if i'm john boehner and they've already given me this humiliating defeat, what do i have to lose to come back and deal with a minority of the majority if, in fact, it will save the american people of this kind from going over the cliff and the repercussions that go with it. >> i do think he has kind of a moment of conscious over this holiday and a moment of decision. it's worth noting generjennifer rubin's piece for giving everything the sense that they can recover. she's a conservative. a lot of conservatives are saying that. if there's any hope that we get some kind of resolution or at least partial resolution to keep us from going over the cliff. i think it's
he just spoke with boehner. boehner has been brutally attacked for what happened last night by conservatives. look at this. washington post conservative columnist jennifer rubin called the fiasco a stunning miscalculation. boehner lost control of the caucus and with it, any juice he might have. i mean, the washington examiner says boehner is now useless. if i'm john boehner and they've already given me this humiliating defeat, what do i have to lose to come back and deal with a minority of the...
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for boehner idea today. i kind of share it. but on the other hand, really good politicians solve problems. he hasn't been able to solve that problem at all. look, the one thing, michael, i'm very much with you and with the folks you've been talking to in the sentiment to you and the president express. but i do want to avoid the puck is on both houses when you say democrats and republicans. at least the president has really come a long way. he gave the republicans a higher income tax threshold. he gave the chain cpi. he cut the debt ceiling in the deal. he gave them another trillion dollars in spending cuts. i think he's absolutely in the right when he says i have tried to compromise and i've been met with complete intransigence. >> an aide tells nbc news senator reid believes republicans should return to negotiating table and work with democrats that avoids the fiscal cliff all together. republicans should support passing a bill that extends tax cuts for families up to $250,000 and delays the so-called seque
for boehner idea today. i kind of share it. but on the other hand, really good politicians solve problems. he hasn't been able to solve that problem at all. look, the one thing, michael, i'm very much with you and with the folks you've been talking to in the sentiment to you and the president express. but i do want to avoid the puck is on both houses when you say democrats and republicans. at least the president has really come a long way. he gave the republicans a higher income tax threshold....
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. >>> speaker john boehner fails to rally republicans. congress goes on vacation and the fiscal cliff looms even larger. plus the nra plans a press conference exactly one week after the newtown massacre. >>> good morning. i'm maraschiacampo. >>> the dangerous snow and ice has claimed over half a dozen lives. the imarges from a 25-vehicle pile-up in des moines, iowa. the storm is dumping as much as a foot of snow in its path and driving rain and wind gusts in the 50-mile-per-hour range in others. air travelers across the country are facing major cancellations from san diego to new york with the worst cancellations coming out of chicago. our nbc meteorologist bill karins is tracking the storm for us. what's the latest? >> today was a good day to take off from work if you possibly could. in a lot of areas from the great lakes to the west coast, the wind is howling. the wind is the biggest threat out there. it's going to be this morning in mostly the big cities along i-95. right now winds 39 in philadelphia. 36 in scranton. you have to get in
. >>> speaker john boehner fails to rally republicans. congress goes on vacation and the fiscal cliff looms even larger. plus the nra plans a press conference exactly one week after the newtown massacre. >>> good morning. i'm maraschiacampo. >>> the dangerous snow and ice has claimed over half a dozen lives. the imarges from a 25-vehicle pile-up in des moines, iowa. the storm is dumping as much as a foot of snow in its path and driving rain and wind gusts in the...
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boehner. he should have been ashamed of himself. >> you said he is appealing to appeal to the right wing of his party and you have conservative groups slamming this plan "b." let me play some of the criticism he's getting from the right of the party. let's play it. >> the american people did not re-elect the conservative house of representatives to become tax collectors for barack obama's welfare state. >> we supported challengers who were opposed to t.a.r.p., who were opposed to the debt deal. 2011. and this is the sort of vote that we'll look at closely when we look at our options in 2014. >> so congressman pascrell, they oppose plan "b" differently than your opposition but you have two different sides of this coin and people are wondering where speaker boehner is at all on this when no one is happy and if he's appealing to the right, they're not pleased with him. >> well, mr. boehner has the hell of a nerve to say that mister -- the president of the united states barack obama can't stand up
boehner. he should have been ashamed of himself. >> you said he is appealing to appeal to the right wing of his party and you have conservative groups slamming this plan "b." let me play some of the criticism he's getting from the right of the party. let's play it. >> the american people did not re-elect the conservative house of representatives to become tax collectors for barack obama's welfare state. >> we supported challengers who were opposed to t.a.r.p., who...
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the house majority and their speaker john boehner. >> moments ago, speaker john boehner met with the new jersey and new york delegations and peter king just emerged saying he will now support the speaker for his re-election tomorrow after boehner vowed to call a vote this friday on $9 billion in flood aid. a second vote on the remaining $51 billion aid package will come the first day of legislative action in the 113th congress. let's back spin. i know, guys, on the face of this it would seem a ridiculous and terrible idea for republicans to say no to advancing this aid package. i will just break down very quickly some of the reasons why having talked to a few republicans today. they wanted to pass a clean bill, a. and b, they want to match that spending with cuts. and i know that a balanced budget sounds so 1998, but i think it's kind of a quaint notion worth keeping around. and they knew that advancing this was not going to allow them the opportunity to match that aid with the necessary cuts. and in addition, i think some of them took to the fact that this bill had some unrelated po
the house majority and their speaker john boehner. >> moments ago, speaker john boehner met with the new jersey and new york delegations and peter king just emerged saying he will now support the speaker for his re-election tomorrow after boehner vowed to call a vote this friday on $9 billion in flood aid. a second vote on the remaining $51 billion aid package will come the first day of legislative action in the 113th congress. let's back spin. i know, guys, on the face of this it would...
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john boehner is not good at his job. we've ventured this as a hypothesis very early on in his speakership, i mean right from the beginning. it seemed like there might be something amiss, right? on the first day as speaker, he tried to have republicans pull off the stunt where they would read the whole constitution from the floor of the house. but even on day one, john boehner could not manage his own symbolic gesture. they skipped parts of the constitution. they skipped parts they did not like. and some parts they skipped because they were reading it out of a loose leaf binder and the pages stuck together. right then we should have known that was a bad sign. john boehner did not even succeed in getting all of his members sworn in when he took over as speaker. two new republican members of congress went to a reception and missed the swearing in. they apparently saw it happening on a tv screen that was playing at the reception, and they sort of tried to swear themselves in by raising their right hand to the television. but
john boehner is not good at his job. we've ventured this as a hypothesis very early on in his speakership, i mean right from the beginning. it seemed like there might be something amiss, right? on the first day as speaker, he tried to have republicans pull off the stunt where they would read the whole constitution from the floor of the house. but even on day one, john boehner could not manage his own symbolic gesture. they skipped parts of the constitution. they skipped parts they did not like....
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john boehner has taken statesmanship to a new low in this country. he has shown young people in public service that you can take the low road and still keep your job. character. there used to be a time in the country when character counts. in washington it doesn't count anymore. the only thing that counts, can you outgame your opponent. in the middle of this political game that's being plaled out in america, you and i are paying the price. just have a vote. just do something for the american people. but no, we have to sue the president because they don't like the law and they will take any opening that they possibly can to reverse what they don't like, whether it's 50 votes plus in the house to repeal obamacare or a lawsuit to go after a mandate that they were against to start with. they'll find and take any opening they can. this isn't the america i grew up in. it's not the america i want my grand kids to grow up in. the cooperation has gone. the states manship has left the building and now it's about power. it is about power. as a liberal, as a bro
john boehner has taken statesmanship to a new low in this country. he has shown young people in public service that you can take the low road and still keep your job. character. there used to be a time in the country when character counts. in washington it doesn't count anymore. the only thing that counts, can you outgame your opponent. in the middle of this political game that's being plaled out in america, you and i are paying the price. just have a vote. just do something for the american...
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if it did get more complex, how will it be handled by the white house and speaker boehner? >> it got more complex for republicans. they passed a one side, quick fix. and they could not get a majority of republicans to support that. the big conclusion being, that democrats, and maybe even a majority of democrats would have to be the ones that pass any legislation coming from the house. so that weakened republicans leverage in this debate. and that was the biggest reaction from plan-b, and it's why the battleground now moves to the senate and we are not probably going to see negotiations direct negotiations between house speaker john boehner and the white house. we are going to see the thing move to the senate first. >> and final towel, the president after the failure -- finally to you. the president did not seem to have a victory dance. but is there a sense that they have the upper hand now? >> well, i think that the what happened with speaker boehner this week was seen as a blow on the only to his leadership but as mark said to the leverage he has in the negotiations. i thi
if it did get more complex, how will it be handled by the white house and speaker boehner? >> it got more complex for republicans. they passed a one side, quick fix. and they could not get a majority of republicans to support that. the big conclusion being, that democrats, and maybe even a majority of democrats would have to be the ones that pass any legislation coming from the house. so that weakened republicans leverage in this debate. and that was the biggest reaction from plan-b, and...
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boehner's blunder and what a year it's been for mr. speaker. [ male announcer ] tom's discovering that living healthy can be fun. see? he's taking his vitamins. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin for adults. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day, gummies for grown-ups. >>> the house voting on the bill with bipartisan agreement extending the payroll tax holiday for two months. it seemed the speaker of the house was ready to finally strike a deal. herereacting to a senate agreement. >> i am committed to bringing the house back that they can do within 24 hours to deal with whatever the senate does. there is absolutely no interest in our part in trying to be strike being this. >> his speaker boehner facing the cameras alone ahead of tonight's house vote. a change of heard to say the least and lacking his usual strut and swagger. >> if you and your colleagues were so against this extension, why did you not raise the red flag with the republican colleagues who voted for
boehner's blunder and what a year it's been for mr. speaker. [ male announcer ] tom's discovering that living healthy can be fun. see? he's taking his vitamins. new one a day vitacraves plus omega-3 dha is a complete multivitamin for adults. plus an excellent source of omega-3 dha in a great tasting gummy. one a day, gummies for grown-ups. >>> the house voting on the bill with bipartisan agreement extending the payroll tax holiday for two months. it seemed the speaker of the house was...
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boehner is at his weakest point ever. to push something through. doing that would weaken him even further. he still needs to be elected speaker on january 3rd. if you're boehner, you let this thing slide past january 3rd, getting yourself elected, and then do what you have to do. >> will he be stronger in. >> he won't be stronger. there will be about eight more democrats. >> really it's his caucus. >> but he'll be speaker again. if it does it, then you have a couple days to consider -- if he gets reelected and is speaker again, then it's much more trouble to unseed somebody who is already sitting there as the speaker than it is to stop him from running in the first place. >> if i could add to what ryan is saying, the only thing is he'll be proposing to his caucus a tax cut. everybody changes on january 3rd. you're no longer talking about some people getting a tax increase. harry reid and john boehner for instance said -- the speaker saying the senate should take it up. harry reid is speaking on the floor. let's take a listen. >> because americans'
boehner is at his weakest point ever. to push something through. doing that would weaken him even further. he still needs to be elected speaker on january 3rd. if you're boehner, you let this thing slide past january 3rd, getting yourself elected, and then do what you have to do. >> will he be stronger in. >> he won't be stronger. there will be about eight more democrats. >> really it's his caucus. >> but he'll be speaker again. if it does it, then you have a couple days...
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boehner, boehner, don't be a sick. budget cuts will make us sick. the budget cuts are really rude, that's why we have to be so lewd. they were trying to lay bare the potential cuts for aids, the protests also served to put a naked spotlight on a major statement expected tomorrow from secretary of state hillary clinton. on the occasion of world aids day, secretary clinton is due to unveil an aids free generation. secretary clinton will make that announcement on thursday morning, but in advance of that renewed commitment to fighting aids, this group, which is known for memorable protests any way, found a way to be more memorable today. one of the groups involved in today's event tweeted, watch naked aids activists take over boehner's office at congress. that was their tweet that you could watch them and you really could. you can watch the live stream video of naked protesters standing in the office of a highest ranking republican in the country and that does not happen often and because it was that guy's office, other report ers just happened toll mil
boehner, boehner, don't be a sick. budget cuts will make us sick. the budget cuts are really rude, that's why we have to be so lewd. they were trying to lay bare the potential cuts for aids, the protests also served to put a naked spotlight on a major statement expected tomorrow from secretary of state hillary clinton. on the occasion of world aids day, secretary clinton is due to unveil an aids free generation. secretary clinton will make that announcement on thursday morning, but in advance...
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. >> how is john boehner going to get the votes. he couldn't get the votes for his plan b. >> a week ago we were closer than we have been before. >> do they presume the voters are that dumb? >> they passed it. >> they did it noing that they are unable to make deals on anything. >> how about complete chaos? >> there ought to be a new rule in congress. >> you cannot create anymore artificial crisis. >> tim geithner wrote a letter to congress. we are going to hit the debt ceiling. it never ends. >> happy new year's america. ♪ 29 and a half hours that is how long congress will have to avoid going over the fiscal curve on sunday night. >> if we go over the cliff, mr. president, the house of representatives as we speak with four days left after today with the first of the year, aren't here. i can't mamg they are out wherever they r and we are here trying to get something done. >> president obama called leaders last night and tomorrow afternoon we will meet with the speaker and mix mcconnel and harry reid to see if they can avoid going o
. >> how is john boehner going to get the votes. he couldn't get the votes for his plan b. >> a week ago we were closer than we have been before. >> do they presume the voters are that dumb? >> they passed it. >> they did it noing that they are unable to make deals on anything. >> how about complete chaos? >> there ought to be a new rule in congress. >> you cannot create anymore artificial crisis. >> tim geithner wrote a letter to congress....
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that man very happy, john bay they ar boehner. when we come being about a, we'll watch the chavez workout. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her care. we're more than 78,000 people looking out for 70 million americans. that's health in numbers. unitedhealthcare. >>> the tentative deal on the deficit will give president obama the chance to increase the debt limit, something he's done three times since taking office. it's a move just about every president who has had the chance to do it has done during his time in office. if you want to sound smart today, tell your friends since the first federal debt limit was set in 1939, harry s. truman the only u.s. president not to raise the debt ce
that man very happy, john bay they ar boehner. when we come being about a, we'll watch the chavez workout. i love that my daughter's part fish. but when she got asthma, all i could do was worry ! specialists, lots of doctors, lots of advice... and my hands were full. i couldn't sort through it all. with unitedhealthcare, it's different. we have access to great specialists, and our pediatrician gets all the information. everyone works as a team. and i only need to talk to one person about her...
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john boehner wouldn't talk to us last night. i would say with the fiscal cliff and people in the party talking about spending he thought it was too much to put together but this is always separate. the part of leadership is to be able to distinguish and say this is not something part of ordinary spending. we have always historically stood with other regions. in 2005 within 60 days the congress gave -- excuse me, within ten days we gave $60 billion for katrina and that went over $100 billion. it's now nine weeks and congress has not appropriated one penny to people of new york, new jersey and connecticut. my community, the southern end of it was destroyed, homes are under water. then you go to congressman turner at breezy point. this is devastation. these are people without homes, without food, without shelter, living in trailers and pickup trucks. this is not the united states of america. >> and on that, governors cuomo and christie released a statement saying continued inaction by the house is inexcusable. >> i'm going to put u
john boehner wouldn't talk to us last night. i would say with the fiscal cliff and people in the party talking about spending he thought it was too much to put together but this is always separate. the part of leadership is to be able to distinguish and say this is not something part of ordinary spending. we have always historically stood with other regions. in 2005 within 60 days the congress gave -- excuse me, within ten days we gave $60 billion for katrina and that went over $100 billion....
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>> speaker boehner is right with us. the president himself called for a one-year pay roll tax holiday extension. we agree with him. the year is not over. we have ten days in which to work. millions of americans are going to be working, martin, across the holiday season. i have done it myself many times. i'm a doctor and i am more than willing to be here. >> as you say, you're a doctor. here's the equation. you can keep the patient alive for two months during which you can develop a treatment plan going forward. or you can simply let the patient die. and what's happened, what has actually happened is that speaker boehner wouldn't even allow a vote in the house. you let the patient die. 160 million middle class americans are at the worst christmas present they could be given by this government. a $1,000 tax increase. for some people, that will kill them. >> you have my vow as one of the conferrees that we are determined be to let the american people go through to january 1 without knowing they will have relief. what we are
>> speaker boehner is right with us. the president himself called for a one-year pay roll tax holiday extension. we agree with him. the year is not over. we have ten days in which to work. millions of americans are going to be working, martin, across the holiday season. i have done it myself many times. i'm a doctor and i am more than willing to be here. >> as you say, you're a doctor. here's the equation. you can keep the patient alive for two months during which you can develop a...
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choose from among these gals, john boehner and good luck. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> john boehner knows that the president is right on taxes. he knows it, but he's afraid to say that now, so he's sending one of his loyal soldiers out there to say it for him. >> there may be a debate over whether it's a cliff or curb. >> bump in the road. >> the curve of a mole hill. >> but there is one indes putable fact. >> the fact is definitely ticking. >> it's time for the president and democrats to get serious. >> i got a pen. i'm ready to sign it. >> some signs of compromise. >> congressman tom cole urged his colleagues to get in line behind president obama. >> that's just silly. >> scared me a little bit. >> i told tom earlier that i disagreed with him. >> shame on him. >> why would you do that? it's like selling your soul. >> i hope his wife understands. >> he brought my wife into it? he's never met me, my wife. >> his wife. >> some of these people have had impure thoughts? >> do you have any impure thoughts about gr
choose from among these gals, john boehner and good luck. now it's time for the last word with lawrence o'donnell. >>> john boehner knows that the president is right on taxes. he knows it, but he's afraid to say that now, so he's sending one of his loyal soldiers out there to say it for him. >> there may be a debate over whether it's a cliff or curb. >> bump in the road. >> the curve of a mole hill. >> but there is one indes putable fact. >> the fact is...
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boehner had a conference call. we got to get together on saturday morning and figure this thing out. he had a conference call in his caucus on saturday and reportedly said, hey, look, this is a good deal. the senate package is good. we got to take it. tea party members blasted boehner. for going along with the deal and demanded a new vote. they want a new vote. we're not going to take this. the tea party was not happy with the two-month extension and they demanded an entire year. well, boehner, he went running with his tail between his legs over to "meet the press" to change his tune. today boehner claimed the two-month extension would create this thing called uncertainty. >> we oppose the senate bill because a two-month extension instead of a full-year extension causes uncertainty for job creators. i used to run a small business. i met a payroll. i hired workers. a two-month extension creates uncertainty and will cause problems for people who are trying to create jobs in the private sector. it's time for congress
boehner had a conference call. we got to get together on saturday morning and figure this thing out. he had a conference call in his caucus on saturday and reportedly said, hey, look, this is a good deal. the senate package is good. we got to take it. tea party members blasted boehner. for going along with the deal and demanded a new vote. they want a new vote. we're not going to take this. the tea party was not happy with the two-month extension and they demanded an entire year. well, boehner,...
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most 6 this should be on boehner's shoulder. his chamber is where tax and spending bills are supposed to emerge. maybe it's because they are working out details and boehner doesn't want to get burned again. >> leigh gallagher from "fortune" magazine, thanks for sticking around, by the way. >> sure. >> harry reid also said he's had his confidence, this is a quote, he's had his confidence destroyed on other occasions so i hope it's not on this occasion, too. a lot of people have had their hopes dashed here, the markets we were just talking about. obviously, people who are looking forward to maybe paying at least the same amount of tax next year. do you think the markets will take some confidence in this or are these kinds of statements just going to lead to more uncertainty and more turmoil when we hit monday? >> i don't know. we're just three, four days away. this is almost becoming like the boy who krild wolf. i think at this point it's not -- i don't want to say it's better to go over the cliff but if we can put a more responsi
most 6 this should be on boehner's shoulder. his chamber is where tax and spending bills are supposed to emerge. maybe it's because they are working out details and boehner doesn't want to get burned again. >> leigh gallagher from "fortune" magazine, thanks for sticking around, by the way. >> sure. >> harry reid also said he's had his confidence, this is a quote, he's had his confidence destroyed on other occasions so i hope it's not on this occasion, too. a lot of...
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boehner together. here you go. >> if you want a balanced approach to reducing the deficit, let your member of congress know. >> president obama and the house republicans. it isn't about congress and the white house. it's about the standard between the american people and the future we seek for ourselves and our families. it's a dangerous game that we've never played before and we can't afford to play it now. >> in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual. i've got news for washington. those days are over. >> luke russert, where are we with the reid and boehner negotiations? because it's my understanding that they are talking actively right now. >> well, let's talk about the bills first. the reid bill is done in the house, will not be moved, might not be able to garner closure. >> let it go. >> let it go. >> and reid's bill would pass. >> correct. >> in the house, john boehner now with mccarthy and can for, it's a team effort, trying to garner the 217 votes that they need to get this
boehner together. here you go. >> if you want a balanced approach to reducing the deficit, let your member of congress know. >> president obama and the house republicans. it isn't about congress and the white house. it's about the standard between the american people and the future we seek for ourselves and our families. it's a dangerous game that we've never played before and we can't afford to play it now. >> in washington, more spending and more debt is business as usual....
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a john boehner pregnant? >> the nation is pregnant but we don't know the gender. >> i troo i htried to make the e to you earlier that perhaps it's nancy pelosi that's pregnant because, hear me out -- >> i will. >> she's the person that sort of gains -- she gains a lot in what happened because -- >> did she gain baby weight. >> she looks better, her votes in the caucus look better. >> she's the auntie. >> she's getting the baby. >> we are trying to get something out of all of this and a good deal that will take care of us in one way or another. >> plan "b" fails, so the pregnancy was not terminated. the pregnancy will continue. >> uh-huh. >> does it? >> the pregnancy being the fiscal cliff? >> yes, you're onto something. >> i am onto something. >> was it a miscarriage if plan "b" failed? >> not a miscarriage. you're pregnant. >> still pregnant. >> but it failed. >> no, plan "b" failed from stopping the pregnancy. >> steve kornacki weigh in on this. >> wake up there. >> who is eating for two? >> i believe rober
a john boehner pregnant? >> the nation is pregnant but we don't know the gender. >> i troo i htried to make the e to you earlier that perhaps it's nancy pelosi that's pregnant because, hear me out -- >> i will. >> she's the person that sort of gains -- she gains a lot in what happened because -- >> did she gain baby weight. >> she looks better, her votes in the caucus look better. >> she's the auntie. >> she's getting the baby. >> we are...
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to say something because today was a big day for john boehner. members of congress, of course, don't spend all that many official days in session anymore as you can see from their calendar. after today, they had no work days at all scheduled for month of august. lawmakers who aren't running for president go home and tell their constituents how much they accomplished in the capitol for the last year and two. with the midterm elections in november, boehner's plans was to send his members home for the summer break equipped to tell virp they had taken action, they had taken real action on the kris crisis of unaccompanied kids crossing into the united states. president obama asked congress for $3.7 billion to help deal with this genuine crisis at the border. boehner and his fell low republicans cut that back by 80%. their plan was to vote on that today. to pass that and then to be able to say, see, we did something. we led. and they thought they were ready to do it. republican leaders in the house spent the past few days whipping through votes making
to say something because today was a big day for john boehner. members of congress, of course, don't spend all that many official days in session anymore as you can see from their calendar. after today, they had no work days at all scheduled for month of august. lawmakers who aren't running for president go home and tell their constituents how much they accomplished in the capitol for the last year and two. with the midterm elections in november, boehner's plans was to send his members home for...
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needs the cooperation in a cent republican leader mitch mcconnell and speaker john boehner to john boehner and bringing any deal to the floor that is not likely to get in the republican members and they count on it to assure that they won't filibuster the deal. >> it seems like after the boehner plan b went down, republicans are sort of this washing their hands of this and president obama is void by the confidence that if we go over the cliff, perhaps treasury can avert the worst things off the bad and republicans will get the political blame for it. that's why we are not moving so quickly? >> the goal is now for him to sort out a deal. they have both consummate deal makers. if anyone can do it, they can. i don't get the sense of urgency that they are going to take all the blame for this. we are probably going to get close to this and take wall street on january 1st to see a connection here. >> as i was reading this morning, going off the fiscal cliff was a bungee jump. we go over and the markets collapse. it's amazing that's what we have to get to. >> here's what we know. washington only
needs the cooperation in a cent republican leader mitch mcconnell and speaker john boehner to john boehner and bringing any deal to the floor that is not likely to get in the republican members and they count on it to assure that they won't filibuster the deal. >> it seems like after the boehner plan b went down, republicans are sort of this washing their hands of this and president obama is void by the confidence that if we go over the cliff, perhaps treasury can avert the worst things...
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he says he hopes speaker john boehner will abandon his my way or the highway position. on sunday, the house speaker laid out his latest solution. >> there's going to be a two-stage process. it's not physically possible to do all of this in one step. i know the president's worried about his next election. but my god, shouldn't we be worried about the country? we have a budget deficit of $1.5 trillion. we're borrowing 42 cent owns every dollar we spend. it is time to get serious about stopping the spending here in washington, d.c. >> under the two-step plan, it would reportedly raise the debt ceiling now and cut $1.2 trillion. then, a bipartisan committee would find an atigsal $1.8 trillion in cuts. >> if you look at the rating agencies, the reason they question our economy and the reason we may get downgraded is they don't have faith that this political system of ours can deal in a serious way with the deficit. the president is intent on making sure and all of the congressional leaders, senator mcconnell, speaker boehner, nancy pelosi, have all said the debt ceil willing
he says he hopes speaker john boehner will abandon his my way or the highway position. on sunday, the house speaker laid out his latest solution. >> there's going to be a two-stage process. it's not physically possible to do all of this in one step. i know the president's worried about his next election. but my god, shouldn't we be worried about the country? we have a budget deficit of $1.5 trillion. we're borrowing 42 cent owns every dollar we spend. it is time to get serious about...
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did john boehner fumble this? >> you have to see republicans are in a corner. >> what this underscores is the war within the republican party right now. >> the house republicans initially were against a one-year extension, now they're for this one-year extension. >> is this because speaker boehner can't count, or is it simply that he is now utterly powerless because the congress is run by extremists and will pursue their agenda even if it ruins the lives of 160 americans? >> a lot of these neophytes in congress, it's not that they don't get it. they don't care. they literally were elected to come here and blow the place up. >> boehner has been in trouble since the day he walked in with this group. >> here's boehner's problem. eric cantor is stabbing that guy in the back. >> we're just a little ways away from the white house where the president sits. why doesn't he come join us here to try and make this happen? >> this from the same individual whose conduct over the last year has virtually ruined every attempt at c
did john boehner fumble this? >> you have to see republicans are in a corner. >> what this underscores is the war within the republican party right now. >> the house republicans initially were against a one-year extension, now they're for this one-year extension. >> is this because speaker boehner can't count, or is it simply that he is now utterly powerless because the congress is run by extremists and will pursue their agenda even if it ruins the lives of 160...
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what struck me yesterday with john boehner he was saying as we approach the fiscal cliff, boehner was saying yesterday that the bottom line for republicans after this election is the same as it's been for 22 years. that is, that any kind of income tax hike, especially for the wealthy, is off the table for them. do you have a sense of what the white house is thinking is on the table? we approach january 1st. is it that they are really eager mainly to strike a grand bargain they can sell as a major bipartisan achievement? is the idea of fighting past january 1st if necessary to get rid of the bush tax cuts for the wealthy americans more of a priority for them? >> no. i think they want a deal if they can get it. you're right to listen closely to john boehner, because what he had is he'll accept some revenues in the context of tax reform, a big, wonderful, fuzzy nebulous idea. what he won't expect initially is a change in the rates. of course, that's what it's about. it's about the rates for the highest income earners. and that's where john boehner is refusing to start out in the negotiat
what struck me yesterday with john boehner he was saying as we approach the fiscal cliff, boehner was saying yesterday that the bottom line for republicans after this election is the same as it's been for 22 years. that is, that any kind of income tax hike, especially for the wealthy, is off the table for them. do you have a sense of what the white house is thinking is on the table? we approach january 1st. is it that they are really eager mainly to strike a grand bargain they can sell as a...
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so john boehner retains this gavel. is it -- why should he even want the -- i'm surprised he wants it. >> well, i think, perhaps, you know -- if we're going to look at the other side for a minute, maybe he's looking at this. yes, in a weakened state. but does this not give him an opportunity now to say, you know what, i tried it your way, far right. i'm going to take bills to the floor, even if they don't have majority republican house support. and really shoot for some grand compromises. maybe he does go back to the old school way of how he used to be, which was, you know, trying to strike the grand bargain and going across the aisle and such to get big issues done. frankly, it's going to be really hard to get issues like immigration, gun control -- >> it is. and i guess my question -- who talks to the white house? who will negotiate for the republican party on capitol hill? john boehner said it's not going to be him. >> exactly. john boehner actually said, i'm not going to have one-on-one meetings with the president a
so john boehner retains this gavel. is it -- why should he even want the -- i'm surprised he wants it. >> well, i think, perhaps, you know -- if we're going to look at the other side for a minute, maybe he's looking at this. yes, in a weakened state. but does this not give him an opportunity now to say, you know what, i tried it your way, far right. i'm going to take bills to the floor, even if they don't have majority republican house support. and really shoot for some grand compromises....
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you would understand exactly why speaker boehner is excited except if you read the poll. this poll, the poll that john boehner really wants you to see, is actually just like all of the other polls. now it's true. voters would rather cut spending for energy than raise taxes and rather cut unemployment insurance than raise taxes which seems to me to be a shame. in those two categories, voters would rather cut money than raise new revenue. but voters say they would rather raise taxes and cut money from medicaid and prefer cutting taxes to money for roads and bridges and transportation. voters say raise taxes instead of cutting money for medicare one of our most popular programs. by an even wider margin voters say we should raise taxes rather than cut social security. grandma and cat food not a popular idea. by an even wider margin than that, voters say we should raise taxes rather than cut money for schooling. apparently, people like the future. despite john boehner's belief that they are in fashion, this new pole he champions like a lot like the other ones. what do republic
you would understand exactly why speaker boehner is excited except if you read the poll. this poll, the poll that john boehner really wants you to see, is actually just like all of the other polls. now it's true. voters would rather cut spending for energy than raise taxes and rather cut unemployment insurance than raise taxes which seems to me to be a shame. in those two categories, voters would rather cut money than raise new revenue. but voters say they would rather raise taxes and cut money...
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look what's happened since boehner walked out last friday. we've lost over $450 billion in our stock. we couldn't know what's going to happen to the foreign stock tomorrow when they open up. it's one of those i don't want to see this default but again we got to look at the fine print and see what they come up with. >> do you trust the president to strike a deal that's going to be acceptable to the democratic party? >> i trust my leaders in the legislative body to do that. certainly i trust what pelosi's going to be working on. what about the president? >> like i said, i trust my leaders on this particular -- legislative leaders. >> henry cuellar, democrat from texas. thanks for coming on. >>> what we're watching right now be the vote, of course, in the senate that's likely to fail to reach cloture and stop the debate there which means you have to wait for this deal. white house communications director dan pfeifer just put out a statement to remind people, no deal has been struck. you're watching live coverage of this special edition of msnbc
look what's happened since boehner walked out last friday. we've lost over $450 billion in our stock. we couldn't know what's going to happen to the foreign stock tomorrow when they open up. it's one of those i don't want to see this default but again we got to look at the fine print and see what they come up with. >> do you trust the president to strike a deal that's going to be acceptable to the democratic party? >> i trust my leaders in the legislative body to do that. certainly...
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don't expect boehner to put something on the floor that raises taxes on anybody. he couldn't do it for anybody making more than a million dollars. so what are we left with? going over the cliff, tax rates go up for everybody and then a vote, a vote to cut taxes for 98% of americans. instead of a vote to raise taxes for 1% of americans and it makes much more likely to get republican support. they can make it retroactive to january 1st, fix a lot of things that are going to go haywire if we go past january 1st without a deal, thomas. >> mike, great to see you. thank you, sir. >>> want to bring in the political power panel for this wednesday morning, lynn sweet, keith boykin and alice stewart. great to see all of you here. post-merry christmas to everybody. i want to start by showing the latest gallup information on what americans are feeling right now, gang. about the fears of the fiscal cliff. deal likely at 50%, deal not likely at 48%. and this is gone down continually as we have seen, lynn, over several days, whether more optimism before the christmas holiday and
don't expect boehner to put something on the floor that raises taxes on anybody. he couldn't do it for anybody making more than a million dollars. so what are we left with? going over the cliff, tax rates go up for everybody and then a vote, a vote to cut taxes for 98% of americans. instead of a vote to raise taxes for 1% of americans and it makes much more likely to get republican support. they can make it retroactive to january 1st, fix a lot of things that are going to go haywire if we go...
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boehner and mr. reid down to the white house, pulled out "it's a wonderful life" dvd and -- >> are you kidding with this? >> we cannot go into this holiday season without helping our unemployed brothers and sisters. >> all of a sudden the republicans are on the other side. >> a washington stalemate. >> he's not happy about the house republicans. >> they refer to what they are doing as high-stake poker. >> mumbo jumbo. >> the clock is ticking. time is running out. >> what is happening here today is shameful. it is a disgrace. it is unreal. it is unbelievable. we don't believe speaker boehner has any good faith left. >> the person in the hot seat seems to be speaker boehner. >> i need the president to help out. okay? >> the president is not and should not be a marriage counselor between senate republicans and house republicans. >> overall, voters are trusting obama and the white house more to handle taxes, to handle the economy. >> this is the walk away caucus with a walk away leadership. >> on a syste
boehner and mr. reid down to the white house, pulled out "it's a wonderful life" dvd and -- >> are you kidding with this? >> we cannot go into this holiday season without helping our unemployed brothers and sisters. >> all of a sudden the republicans are on the other side. >> a washington stalemate. >> he's not happy about the house republicans. >> they refer to what they are doing as high-stake poker. >> mumbo jumbo. >> the clock is...
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he knows boehner is in a bind here. the expectation is the caucus is going to have to reach them on revenues. >> so the thing that's at their backs that is going to force them into some kind of conversation is that very harsh trigger that's already built into law? >> yeah. that is a very harsh trigger for both sides. obviously it includes a ton of defense cuts that the defense industry warned against and the defense secretary warned against. it includes hundreds of billions of dollars in medicare cuts and additional spending cuts that neither side really wants to see pulled. now, there are some chatter on the hill as to whether the charter for the supercommittee can be amended. triggers are meant to not be pulled. you also remember, you have a year until they're actually pulled. the supercommittee is supposed to report out and have a report by the end of december. the triggers aren't pulled until the turn of 2013. there's a way to get around it. the expectation from everyone i talk to inside the administration and outsi
he knows boehner is in a bind here. the expectation is the caucus is going to have to reach them on revenues. >> so the thing that's at their backs that is going to force them into some kind of conversation is that very harsh trigger that's already built into law? >> yeah. that is a very harsh trigger for both sides. obviously it includes a ton of defense cuts that the defense industry warned against and the defense secretary warned against. it includes hundreds of billions of...
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in a funny way, i really agree with speaker boehner. he used color full lang wear, but the only want to replace it with a more partisan approach is it's got to start in the senate. this week, whether it was in committee hearings or behind closed-door sessions, there started to be a lot of ferm and discussion between bipartisan groups of senators about what we can do to basically replace the gimmickry of sequester and continuing resolutions and get back on the ramp of annual budgeting. you know, we're writing our fy25 budget, and have the paychecks on the line, so we have to bridge between where we are today and this normal budgeting process. that discussion is hot and heavy right now. >> i want to ask you about some virginia politics. bill bolling sent out a, thinking if there was support for an independent bid. do you think he would be a serious challenge. >> i'm a terry mcauliffe friend and supporter, but bill would be formidable. he was elected to the hanover board of supervisors, which is near richmond. he got elected in '93. i got
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boehner yourself and mr. o'connell? otherwise, why does he go forward that otherwise 48 hours later reject? >> i was very clear with the senate in expressing my reservations and what harry reid wanted to do and said that our members feel, as do most americans, as does the president feel 60 days is not acceptable. come on, how can families plan on a two-month basis as to what their tax liabilities is going to be as to how to deal with any of their expenses? that's what we're saying. we expressed that view. now it's up to harry reid because he provided the one opportunity for the vote in the senate that is an unacceptable policy. we're saying let's be reasonable. sit down and find out where we can resolve the differences and they're narrow. let's get the job done. >> i just want to highlight again, because i know that there are differences between harry reid and eric cantor and john boehner but seems like there are differences between republicans and democrats. let me read. is scott brown celebrity elected in a special el
boehner yourself and mr. o'connell? otherwise, why does he go forward that otherwise 48 hours later reject? >> i was very clear with the senate in expressing my reservations and what harry reid wanted to do and said that our members feel, as do most americans, as does the president feel 60 days is not acceptable. come on, how can families plan on a two-month basis as to what their tax liabilities is going to be as to how to deal with any of their expenses? that's what we're saying. we...
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. >>> coming up, the single stupidest thing that john boehner has ever said. i know you're probably going to think it's something else. but i think it's something he said this week, and it's in the "rewrite." with my friends, we'll do almost anything. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well-fitting dentures let in food particles. super poligrip is zinc free. with just a few dabs, it's clinically proven to seal out more food particles so you're more comfortable and confident while you eat. a lot of things going on in my life and the last thing i want to be thinking about is my dentures. [ charlie ] try zinc free super poligrip. >>> in the spotlight tonight, the politics of scandal. the editors of the conservative national review, published an editorial entitled "scandal is not an agenda." republicans must regard the scandal. republicans should not jump to conclusions about how high up the white house ch
. >>> coming up, the single stupidest thing that john boehner has ever said. i know you're probably going to think it's something else. but i think it's something he said this week, and it's in the "rewrite." with my friends, we'll do almost anything. out for drinks, eats. i have very well fitting dentures. i like to eat a lot of fruits. love them all. the seal i get with the super poligrip free keeps the seeds from getting up underneath. even well-fitting dentures let in...
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today, john boehner got some headlines, like this one in "the new york times," "republicans say boehner vows to avert federal default." competent headline until you read what his office is actually saying in the article, which is that john boehner won't up the debt ceiling, in the same way that he won't fund the government. seems like what we have got now is a government shutdown. and what is as likely or more likely to be next is that disastrous default that we will encounter when we don't raise the debt ceiling. and i say that not only because john boehner's office says that is so, but also because of this guy. senator rand paul, who now says he has come up with a magical rand paul way to not really have an economic default be all that big a deal. >> the democrats are scaring people, saying we might not pay it, because republicans don't want to raise the debt ceiling. if you don't raise the debt ceiling, what that means is you'd have a balanced budget. it doesn't mean you wouldn't pay your bills. rand paul says it is all just a big democratic lie, that there would be any bad economic
today, john boehner got some headlines, like this one in "the new york times," "republicans say boehner vows to avert federal default." competent headline until you read what his office is actually saying in the article, which is that john boehner won't up the debt ceiling, in the same way that he won't fund the government. seems like what we have got now is a government shutdown. and what is as likely or more likely to be next is that disastrous default that we will...